It started out small... I don't know what happened.Just little things at first, like the war on (some) drugs, the TSA tards, the Patriot Act, a government ID for my dog, the NAFTA superhighway, the NAU, and my life history going into a federal database because I bought 12 cold tablets.

And if I'm throwing my vote away, then that's my choice, isn't it?But I am NOT EVER voting for a liberal just because he has an "R" in front of his name again.The front runners that Hannity and Co. suck up to; forget it.McRomney? Gudy? Forget it.

I pushed hard for Bush. Look at my archives.I took time off from work to go to a rally for him.Yard signs, donations, the phone bank on election day, heated discussions to sway voters... you name it.I was on the team.

And he stabbed me in the back. Numerous times.No more.

I understand the people I talk to that don't vote now.I don't agree with them; but I understand.

But the comments were funnier.For the record: I am not gay, I am not MAC user (shudder), or a lesbian, Celion Dion fan, Hillary fetishist, Survivor or Dancing with the Stars fan, Michigan fan (nor Ohio, actually - I'm sports-neutral), or a foreign car or Prius owner.(Granted, if I'm not gay, I obviously don't own a Prius)

Will I really be called names, and be shunned, and called stupid and paranoid and ignorant?Yes.

Yes, I will.

But I can handle it.

And please, consider what I've said, and what I'm posting in the future.I'm not crazy (or at least not any crazier than when I started this minuscule blog almost 3 years ago), and I love this country only behind my family and Jesus.

If we vote for the same type of folks, we're going to get the same results.

Dirtcrasher from Anthroblogogy engaging in some stress relief with his beautiful 45 Colt Long revolver. What a sweet shooter that piece is. Update: I almost forget that Dirtcrasher dropped about $200 bucks on refreshments and never asked for recompense. What a guy!!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Sorry for the late/light posting. Busy playing catch-up, plus the accelerated PLC class I'm teaching started tonight (for me - as I was absent Monday!).Anyhoo...

The GBR II was a smashing success.Guns, friendship, gambling, and good chow.

And for a good cause.The money raised went to Project ValOUR-IT (Voice-Activated Laptops for OUR Injured Troops), and is part of the overall Soldiers' Angels cause (and they do great work as well).

This year's speaker was CPT Charles Chuck Ziegenfuss, who gave a very moving (and also funny) talk to us about his experiences and injuries, as well as how important and helpful these laptops for wounded soldiers are.

A great guy and a great cause.My wife won the grand prize at the dinner raffle, and graciously donated said prize (heh - a pistol) to Chuck.

He deserves it.And my wife rocks.

Thank you for your service, your sacrafice, and the great work you are doing now, Chuck.I am blown away.Wow.

Also, I need to post about the Ko-Tonics 6.8 SPC upper (TOTALLY sweet!) for an AR, and tons of other stuff.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday in which the Bush administration will seek to overturn the death penalty of a convicted rapist-murderer at the behest of the International Court of Justice.

Jose Medellin confessed in 1993 to participating in the rape and murder of two Houston teenagers. Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena were sodomized and strangled with their shoe laces. Medellin bragged about keeping one girl's Mickey Mouse watch as a souvenir of the crime.

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"We find ourselves in an unusual position," Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz told the Houston Chronicle. "Texas is not regularly litigating against the United States. But sadly enough, the United States will appear alongside Medellin at the argument."

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Meanwhile, Randy and Sandra Ertman, the parents of one of Medellin's victims, also have weighed in. In a court brief filed on their behalf by the California-based Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, the Ertmans argue that their 14-year-old daughter's rights, and the rights of other victims, will be given short shrift if the justices further delay the "already long-overdue execution of this well-deserved sentence."

"This case has produced much lofty discussion about international law and the separation of powers. We must not forget, though, that this case is about a real crime against real people," they wrote. "Enough is enough."

Monday, October 08, 2007

Here is an interview I did with Patriot Xeno, of Right Hand of God. It is the first time the origination of the name jimmyb has been broached.

Heh. Kind of sad...

So a while back, in a post I'm too lazy to link to, Conservative UAW Guy won the pickup line contest, but was gaffing off all the notification emails I was sending to him. Well a couple weeks ago, he responded, and I've just been to busy to post it. Basically, it's something along the lines of IMAO's "Ronin Profiles", which I am also not linking to (though odds are you all are reading them anyways).

This is a two part answer:Part One:Once upon a time (decades actually) I used to do the driving (sober) to a lot of concerts, while the other concert goers could partake in adult beverages (and perhaps other things, I don't about that though - they were in the back!). This worked out for me as well, because I didn't feel crappy the next day, and I could actually remember the outing!

This semi-frequent chauffeuring ultimately landed me the moniker "James", as in "Home, James.".

Part 2:Then one day, while I was (I think) at my brother's house, imbibing, I felt the sudden need to relieve myself of the contents of my stomach (I hate that). So while I was hugging my porcelain friend (soooo....cool...), someone asked where I was, and the answer was (thanks, bro!):"James? James be pukin'".

Which was then cruelly turned into James B. Pukin'. (Family members can be such pricks.)And then sometimes it was just James B.While rarely used, it was a good second name to use for code, and when I started cruising my first blog regularly ( my blogfather's site, IMAO, incidentally), jimmyb just seemed right.

Once I was using that, I didn't want to lose my street cred when I started my own humble blog, so I kept the name.

Give us a brief history of yourself.

I was born a poor black child... (Sorry, I always liked that movie, though).

Ohio born, still live there.Married with two kids, one almost 21, one deceased.Techno-nerdish tendencies, but still ultra-cool.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Got the '02 Blackbird out over the weekend to try to at least run a tank of gas out of it this summer (I've put a whopping 100 miles on it this year, so far).

And I thought of an incident.

While cruising the country roads around my house one day, I came up behind a two wheeled rice-rocket at a stop sign. The driver turned to look at me (heh - the car is quite loud, I must say), and proceeded to gun his engine. As he did so, there were pops and whines and flames shot out of the muffler/tailpipe. Kind of nifty.

Understanding the offer, we proceeded to drive down the back roads.Fast.

So we're cat and mousing, just playing around, and he finally realizes he actually can't lose me. But it's all in fun, of course.

Then, I totally lost the "Who's Coolest" contest.

The guy starts slowing down. Quite a bit.When he gets down to about sixty, which is indeed quite a bit slower than the 130mph (just kidding officers!) sedate 65mph we were doing only moments ago, he does something I've never seen.

He wiggles his butt a little, and then pops a wheelie, at SIXTY FREAKING MILES PER HOUR, and speeds up to about 90, riding that sucker for about 3/4's of a mile, or more.

Monday, October 01, 2007

U.S. Senate agrees to raise U.S. credit limitWith the U.S. government fast approaching its current $8.965 trillion credit limit, the Senate on Thursday gave final congressional approval of an $850 billion increase in U.S. borrowing authority.

The Senate voted 53-42 to raise the debt ceiling to $9.815trillion, the fifth increase in the U.S. credit limit since President George W.Bush took office in January 2001.

Gold hits 28-year highGold jumped 1.6 percent to a 28-year high on Friday,boosted by a record low dollar and firmer oil prices, while platinum reached a10-month peak and looked to test an all-time high.

Plan Uses Taxes to Fight Climate ChangeDealing with global warming will be painful, says one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. To back up his claim he is proposing a recipe many people won't like _ a 50-cent gasoline tax, a carbon tax and scaling back tax breaks for some home owners.

Granholm had told about 35,000 of the state's more than 53,000 workers not to report to work on Monday if a shutdown occurs. The remaining workers, mostly related to public health and safety, would stay on the job.

Legislators were scrambling to reach a budget deal that would plug a $1.75 billion deficit.

This hidden debt is the amount taxpayers would have to pay immediately to cover government's financial obligations. Like a mortgage, it will cost more to repay the debt over time. Every U.S. household would have to pay about $31,000 a year to do so in 75 years.

And then you get this, after all that?

Clinton: Give every newborn $5,000Democratic presidential candidate HillaryClinton said Friday that every child born in the United States should get a$5,000 "baby bond" from the government to help pay for future costs of collegeor buying a home.

For those of you without a clue, that's 4 million babies a year, times 5,000 equals 2 billion a year.No problem, right (see previous articles)? /sarcasmPlease show me where this magic money tree is...